This is one of the best lyrics the band have ever come up with.
When a boy falls hopelessly in love with a girl who doesn't actually like him very much, he will most likely turn into a "servo della gleba" (feudalist-era servant). First he tells his friends he's met this nice girl he enjoys talking to, then he gradually disappears to follow her and try to please her the best he can, almost slavishly. Once the mutation is complete, he has two alternatives: he can worship her to the point of avoiding expressing his sentiments, thus entering a phase of silent symbiosis, or he can choose to declare his love to her. If she accepts him, he finally reaches his goal and loses touch with his friends. If she turns him down, he enters a phase of deep sorrow and self-pity, then he gets back in touch with his mates and explains his lengthy absence by saying: "I've had a lot of stuff to do."
The two verses of the song are a mini-tragicomedy in two acts in which Elio plays the part of the boy before and after becoming a "servo della gleba", while his friends are played by the rest of the band. The must-see video also features US model Holly Higgins as the girl and the band's drummer Christian Meyer as her "real" boyfriend.
This is one of the best lyrics the band have ever come up with.
When a boy falls hopelessly in love with a girl who doesn't actually like him very much, he will most likely turn into a "servo della gleba" (feudalist-era servant). First he tells his friends he's met this nice girl he enjoys talking to, then he gradually disappears to follow her and try to please her the best he can, almost slavishly. Once the mutation is complete, he has two alternatives: he can worship her to the point of avoiding expressing his sentiments, thus entering a phase of silent symbiosis, or he can choose to declare his love to her. If she accepts him, he finally reaches his goal and loses touch with his friends. If she turns him down, he enters a phase of deep sorrow and self-pity, then he gets back in touch with his mates and explains his lengthy absence by saying: "I've had a lot of stuff to do."
The two verses of the song are a mini-tragicomedy in two acts in which Elio plays the part of the boy before and after becoming a "servo della gleba", while his friends are played by the rest of the band. The must-see video also features US model Holly Higgins as the girl and the band's drummer Christian Meyer as her "real" boyfriend.